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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 17

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 212▼ 38 vs year ago 219 · −17.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 51▼ 9 vs year ago 63 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 14▲ 86 vs year ago 20 · +430.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers steady to firm . Good demand for quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.57/cwt on 12 head, up $7.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −50.91 against this barn's trailing median of $416.47.

Average price

$365.57

▲ 7.57 vs prior sale

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	374.87	2,103	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	360.00	1,818	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	342.61	1,919	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

365.57

—

KY average26 barns · 675 hd

360.06

+5.50

This barn, trailing median23 sales

416.47

−50.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $416.47 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,706	173.91	2,966	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	123.12	1,663	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	103.43	1,050	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	151.00	1,820	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$2,575	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,367	$2,525	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,959	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,610	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$3,218	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,276	$2,916	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,378	8

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,730	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,970	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,059	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	390.46/cwt	379.00–404.00	2,202	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,301	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,565	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	365.40/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,597	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,689	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,661	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,736	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	339.21/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,764	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	287.50/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,624	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,826	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	305.63/cwt	293.00–332.00	1,794	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	311.29/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,970	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,885	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	717	260.23/cwt	210.00–285.00	1,866	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,358	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	180	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	909	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	381.68/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,050	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,329	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,595	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	426.73/cwt	412.50–434.00	1,997	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	374.87/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,103	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	353.91/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,035	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	338.31/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,145	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	328.36/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,226	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	758	259.31/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,966	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	826	272.59/cwt	251.00–280.00	2,252	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	700	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,873	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,697	174.28/cwt	110.00–199.00	2,958	5
Bulls	—	—	1,705	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,273	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	103.43/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,050	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	142.35/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,777	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	108.11/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,397	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	125.73/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,743	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	2,735.13/head	2,425.00–3,350.00	2,735	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,207	2,337.19/head	2,150.00–2,475.00	2,337	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,077.44/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,077	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,928.30/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,928	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,280	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,298	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,443	3,248.27/head	2,700.00–4,000.00	3,248	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	3,356.27/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,356	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	965	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,007.12/head	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,007	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,366	2,574.93/head	2,125.00–2,775.00	2,575	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	2,525.31/head	2,100.00–2,752.00	2,525	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Oct 17, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 212Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 51Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 14Year ago 20

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers steady to firm . Good demand for quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	340	391.00	391.00
1	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	468	412.50–434.00	426.73
8	550–600	561	357.50–380.00	374.87
6	600–650	634	331.00–340.00	338.31
9	650–700	678	322.00–333.00	328.36
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	392	407.00	407.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	575	347.50–360.00	353.91
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	360.00–405.00	381.68
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	758	240.00–279.00	259.31
6	800–850	826	251.00–280.00	272.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	407	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	455	433.00	433.00
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	564	379.00–404.00	390.46
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	472	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	515	337.00	337.00
3	550–600	565	262.50–300.00	287.50
2	650–700	650	280.00–300.00	290.00
3	700–750	717	210.00–285.00	260.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	335.00–380.00	365.40
5	450–500	484	349.00	349.00
8	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	339.21
3	550–600	587	293.00–332.00	305.63
7	600–650	633	310.00–319.00	311.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	377.00	377.00
1	400–450	415	377.00	377.00
1	450–500	490	339.00	339.00
2	550–600	587	311.00	311.00
1	800–850	845	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	267.50	267.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,928.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,520	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,356.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,443	2,700.00–4,000.00	3,248.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,610	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	2,425.00–3,350.00	2,735.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,077.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,298	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,207	2,150.00–2,475.00	2,337.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,366	2,125.00–2,775.00	2,574.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,367	2,100.00–2,752.00	2,525.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,240	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,007.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	159.00	159.00
5	—	1,697	110.00–199.00	174.28
1	—	1,750	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,015	90.00–111.00	103.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,386	120.00–139.00	125.73
2	—	1,248	138.00–147.00	142.35
5	—	1,292	104.00–110.00	108.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	151.00	151.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.